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Scott Syroka explains why Iowans should urge federal regulators not to allow Canadian National to acquire the Iowa Northern Railway.

An Iowa Northern Railway train leaves the Bryant Yard in Waterloo, Iowa, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) …

Scott Syroka explains why Iowans should urge federal regulators not to allow Canadian National to acquire the Iowa Northern Railway.

The multibillion-dollar deal would create the first railroad company directly linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. But some industry trade groups worry that

Revenue Adequacy Rhetoric Redux (Yawn) Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief It’s déjà vu all over again, and I’ve observed a lot by watching. Yes, ladies and gentlemen (present company included, I hope?), it’s time once again when we’ve come to that diverging approach on the railroad regulatory right-of-way called “revenue adequacy,” as defined by the Surface Transportation Board. Let’s take that turnout, even though ...

What’s Really Going On in Memphis? June 09, 2021 BNSF’s intermodal facility, Memphis, Tenn. Photo courtesy Wilson & Company In a somewhat-unexpected action, Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman recently suggested some ideas and offered borderline critique about pending public railroad issues. During my long railroad career, such displays of opinion were restricted normally to written official procedural decisions text. A lot of this is geographically following congesti...